Mopar It
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x2elite said:I have heard of alot of full size chevy guys using them to move their front axles forward. Still doesn't seem safe to me, especially on a front axle.
jmop said:They look like a nice enough lift block to me, and it can be usefull to move the axle forward or back a bit. I spent quite a bit of time at a wrecking yard measuring leafs trying to get one that was the proper length and pin offset for the WB I was shooting for. I ended up a little longer then I would like and something like this would be handy to pull it in.
Oh and I am runnig tires much to large to fit in the original wheelwell. The rear axle placement is much to forward to fit large tires and on a 4 door you don't really have much of an option but to move the axle back.
cal said:What size tires? I'm running 35's with RE leafs and I can stuff the rear until the leafs are flat, and the tires tuck perfectly..
cal said:mathmatically about 6.75", but after the weight of bumpers and winches and such, it measures between 5.5 and 6.
cal said:The flares are sitting in the garage waiting for me to get unlazy and reinstall them.
waxer said:heh, you got a lot of project parts in your garage waiting for you to get unlazy to install, don't you?
waxer said:A lot of the full size guys run those in the front, as the K5's are leaf sprung front. IMO, they would be no less safe than running degreed shims in the front to adjust pinion angle. These bolt to the shim pack and are stout. I haven't read about or heard from my K5 brothers of any issue with these since they came out from ORD.
Mopar It said:yeah i just figured they could be used to move the tire back on an xj seeing as how i notice they are closer to the cab on 4-doors then the rear where there is ample room